Ghetto? in DeafRead?

Having watched some V-blogging by Deaf until the word, ghetto came up and stick to my mind. I don’t see a reason why I should leave from DeafRead, I haven’t “hear” any attacks on me or my blog. As long as I followed their rules about my blogging, I hope I might entertain many future Deaf Foodies and post my tasty blog—it seemed that no one put comments in my blog from people who came from DeafRead. I was little disappointed but very glad that DeafRead still take my blog posts for you Deaf Friends to read some tasty recipes or try something new. Looked like that my blog were ignored because the Deaf readers don’t feel like to read—I just said that as I think this way.

Until one day, I received the emails from Deaf friends that talked about having my blog in their blog, mentioned that DeafRead is “ghettoizing” many Deaf Blogs and put them in Extra section. I had check the word, ghetto in dictionary and this gave me different picture that Deaf friend tried to tell me—in sense of prejudice toward the ethnic group and put them in the section area of town with serious restrictions, or any different treatments resulted by biased stereotype or discrimination. There is no verb for this word but I do understand a verb this way. I want you to know that I didn’t get different treatment by submitted my blog to them, have them put my blog in an Extra section. I don’t recall any complaints from DeafRead Editors but I knew that they banned few blogs because commercialize their promotions—I already checked them out for good examples that they can give me to see—very interesting stuffs that I need to avoid from putting anything in my blog.

I have to say that I am sorry, I did not submit my blog to anyone after I visited their blogs or v-bogs or, whatever they called their blog, for some impressions that I want to mention. I am sorry to say more but I am hoping that I am wrong…. Considering their comments on DeafRead, they gave me an impression that they have negative talks toward their DeafRead Editors and their works with accepting some obnoxious blogs into their site to hurt other blogger or insulting others as they hoped to be the representatives in Deaf Community. I had seen some very bad blogging from Deaf bloggers, and I am tired of their floggings on other Deaf Friends. Few times I have to visit their blogs and left my comments there and asked them to tone their language down or abstain from talking something negative toward other Deaf Bloggers. One of my questions: have you write your email to editors about their actions or something needed to be fixed correctly instead of leaving the Deaf Read with little misunderstanding talks. Please help me to understand more about why good Deaf Bloggers left. Other than that, I, sometime, wondered if Deaf Editors check many blogs every day before posting them in their site. I am certain that they are very busy to read many posts for you—please consider their hard working, I knew it is tedious to check every post before accepting them into their website, either front page or in Extra section.

I have to check around and see what their major reasons that they left DeafRead are. I noticed the words that are mentioned: wrong freedom of speech, concerns about name-calling, whatever to bash about, or many disagreements among good bloggers about what subject like cochlear implant or good heart pacemaker. There are few good v-blogs that mentioned why they left DeafRead and they do have my respect with their wishes and their dreams about future Deaf Community. Hope many young Deaf generations look up at us as “Wise Deaf People” instead of “Deaf-bashing-other-Deaf People.” Sometime, I am uncertain about short future with DeafRead, but I want to stay little longer, hope for they come with something better.

With their reasons, I had a tendency to agree with them and had the respect to their opinions that they desired to leave DeafRead for good. I knew that there are many bad blogs that are unworthy to visit by me, I usually ignored them and find something very pleasure to read or watch their video. Otherwise, you need some very thick skin to absorb their big ugly freedom of speech.

Think about “Wise Deaf People” or “Deaf-bashing-other-Deaf People”—which one you want to be? That’s your choice that will affect your next Deaf generation. Sometime, I felt little sad about some lousy blogs to brighten my day with smog of negativity. I hope that I might get more delights in good blogs from Deaf Friends every day. I have to wait for some changes in wind that will influence my future decision with DeafRead then I will know.

I am hoping that I am wrong—but thank you for your time to read.

An email from Deaf friend about ASL Video Blogging...

Sometime, I got the emails from few Deaf Foodies that they asked me about the kind of American Sign Language video blog. It took me to think about nice ideas--considering the positive side of video blog which I can sign through the webcam but other negative side, I am no Rachael Ray, try to visualize that I sign during cooking something quick.

Here my reply to an email that I wrote to my friend:

Thank you for asking me a question. This question took me entire day to think about video ideas and considered how good it is for me or bad it is for me. I wish I could give you a joyous answer but I don't.

The main concerns I had for Deaf Community after all visiting to their blogs and considered their idea of easy way to communicate to other Deaf Fellows. In past years ago, I always preached that the reading is good for you, to develop your communication skills rather than being lazy, depending on whatever visual communication. I have to say that I am sorry if I think something different about reading skills I had seen in Deaf Community, I want you to understand my opinions about what I believe in something that will improve their lives.

Unfortunately, I have seen some similar problems with the kind of video-blog--I knew it is great to see other Deaf who find a way to communicate through their blogs--and had seen some blogs without any written words that left me some doubts. Sometime, I wondered if it is good idea for me doing video but other problem that I had encounter is I have many hearing friends who read my blog and always enjoy my recipes through left their comments and even they subscribed my blog to their reader feed.

I don't have much choice but writing my blog--I hope I write something very simple for my Deaf Foodies that they may understand what I am saying along with some slideshows when I have a chance to show them my photos of making a delicious meal to tease their appetites. In my very humble opinions, I think the slideshows that I create for simple visual show to demonstrate how the procession of food to be made that or this way and planning on slideshows will take my time to work on food and editing the photos with good captions. In short future, I will have some good slide shows on each recipe to show how it made, I hope so. With the video, I don't really like the idea--trying to teach with the knife on hand and I am no Rachael Ray. It is little difficult for me to doing signs while cooking something quick. I have watched Food Network and had tried to visualize them using ASL--thinking about how difficult it is going to be on show. Sometime, I am not sure if any one will understand me if I talked about French Cooking in Sign Language but in my opinion, I think the slideshows are better along with captions written on bottom of photos. I wish I could give you an easy answer, I want to reassure you that I am still exploring the idea of video blog. Need time to find a way that I can do with ASL video blogging to see how that working out.

I had received the emails from Deaf Community and asked if I have any ASL videos that they may understand. Sometime, I have to answer their questions similar to what I am writing an email to you. I knew that I am seeing something wonderful way that Deaf made their efforts for their v-blogs. There are few blogs that I enjoy to visit and they do have v-blogs that I watched their signing about whatever they want to talk about.

Do you have any blogs you think I might like to visit?

By the way, thank you for visiting my Blog, Deaf Chef at Large. Hope to get your reply soon.

Hope to make something clear to anyone who want to ask me few questions about the video-blogging.

Three Bean Salad

Rarely, I will make that kind of salad during the summer time for family gathering party. Just easy on my budget with all purchases that I need for the party. Or can make it for camping ahead of time in good container. Sometime this recipe will change to something spicy Mexican style salad. You can invent your own salad whatever you want to do.

THREE BEAN SALAD

Makes 6 servings

Herbe Dressing:

1/2 C oil

1/4 C wine vinegar

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 t dry mustard

1/2 t dried basil, crushed

1/2 t dried oregano, crushed

1/4 t dried rosemary, crushed

1 T minced parsley

1 T capers

Salad:

2 C cooked or canned green beans, drained

1 C canned garbanzo beans, drained

1 C canned red kidney beans, drained

1 medium onion, sliced

Lettuce

Bacon, cooked and crumbled

Combine oil, vinegar, garlic, mustard, basil, oregano, rosemary, parsley and

capers in covered jar. Mix and set aside until needed.

To make salad, combine green, garbanzo and kidney beans with onion in large

bowl. Pour dressing over vegetables and refrigerate at least 1 hour. To

serve, scoop beans onto lettuce leaves. Garnish with crumbled bacon.

Boneless Ginger-Hoisin Chicken Thighs

Sometime, I am tired of plain chicken thighs that are baked in the oven but its meat still good. I always like to look up more recipes on Chicken Thighs for some inspirations. I like many but sometime, I don't have one ingredient. This recipe look so simple to me.

Boneless Ginger-Hoisin Chicken Thighs

1/2 cup coarsely chopped peeled fresh ginger

1 tablespoon coarsely chopped garlic (about 2 large cloves)

1/2 cup hoisin sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons sugar

1/4 cup water

8 large chicken thighs boned

To bone thighs: Turn them skin side down, cut aliong both sides of the bone with a VERY sharp knife. Work your fingers under the bone, lift it up, and cut it free of the tendons holding it at both ends. Set thighs aside.

Place the first 6 ingredients in a food processor or a blender. Process for a few minutes, or until you have a smooth puree.

Score the underside of each thigh with a knife in 3 or 4 places, 1/4 inch deep. Rub the giner-hoisin puree all over the chicken thighs, place them in a bowl, cover tightly and refirgerate for at least 6 hours, up to 24 hours.

When ready to cook, place the thighs in a roasting pan, skin side up, and put them under a preheated broiler for 7 to 8 minutes until the skins are crunchy brown. Turn the thighs over and broil for 3 to 4 minuts more, until the chicken is just cooked through. Transfer to paper towels, then to serving plates.

NOTES: We skin the thighs. Still tastes great. Last time, he replaced the water with porter. Really delicious. Also works great on the BBQ. Can be done with breasts, but pound them THIN. Broiling, as opposed to baking, really makes a difference in the taste.

Chicken Sate Recipe

When I am in good mood for nice Chicken Sate with good peanut sauce. I might make many nice sates for my family because I knew their favorite to eat up before I could have one. I don't make them at work because how much it will take me to make and cut..... I had second look at that for the food costing but I prefer to make them at home for just a pleasant flavor of Orient Express.

Sometime, I am little scared by some restaurants that offered Chicken Sate. One reason, I already got sick after eating Chicken Sate and after that, I don't feel like to order something from restaurant unless I knew their reputations on good food quality. Ok, I am not going to mention name of restaurant since this place look so busy....I haven't "hear" any bad news among the customers. I guess I just got bad stuff ones to eat them up with spicy peanut sauce. I don't know.

Chicken Sate

6 skinless boneless chicken breast halves

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons lime juice

1/2 cup melted butter

1 teaspoon coriander

1 sliced small onion

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon sugar

2 cloves crushed garlic

1 cup dry roasted salted peanuts

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons lime juice

Combine butter, 1/4 cup soy sauce, coriander, and 2 Tbsp lime juice.

Marinate chicken in this while you make peanut sauce: Saute onion and

garlic in oil til tender. Cool. Place in blender, add everything else,

and blend carefully. Slowly and carefully add enough boiling water to form

a thick paste. Now, broil chicken til done, basting with marinade. Serve

with peanut sauce.

Peppered Marinated Olives Recipe

Last year I have a party at my home, I always found a way to do with the olives for an appetizer. I have so many recipes to share but have to borrow from other website to share that with you. It is similar recipe I have one recipe but much fun to try many recipes with olives. There are no perfect recipe, I had tasted so many and I like them all. Always got good rave reviews from my family, my friends, and well, my dog, too.

It is my favorite to start after made request that I want no breads. The restaurant like to stuff you up so much with whatever they think we will like. Bread is bad idea, the pickled vegetables, nice marinated olives and whatever cheese are very good way to start your appetites. Every time I went to a restaurant and noticed they offered me the bread, I have to decline and ordered good red wine and whatever meaty appetizer on menu. One time, I have to insist that I don't want bread--I don't think the waitress don't understand my answer. She left bread on my table, I have to move it to other table then enjoy my wine. Finally, she changed her mind, she got my good tipping money.

Peppered Marinated Olives Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup olive oil

2 chili peppers, cored, seeded, and sliced crosswise

1 sprig fresh parsley

1 sprig fresh rosemary

1 sprig fresh thyme

1 dried bay leaf

2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 1/2 pounds black or green brined olives

Preparation:

Add the olive oil, chili peppers, parsley, rosemary, thyme, bay leaf, garlic, and red and black peppers to the pan. Heat the mixture over low-medium heat for 6 minutes, just until the oil is hot. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the oil to cool to room temperature.

Place the olives in a large jar or glass container and pour the oil mixture over them. Cover the jar tightly with a lid and store in the refrigerator several days before serving. The olives will keep for up to 2 weeks store in the refrigerator.

Recipe Source from French Food, About.com

Cat Casserole? I don't feel like to write about...

Well, I had known few people will do anything to eat that you and I don't want to eat. For example, making cat stew... with your own pet, a cat or a dog. I love my cats and will never eat them. It is pretty sick. Dogs, too, I knew few do that but could not talk about that in front of kids...you know what I am talking about.

I knew one guy who took his business trip to China and discover that one word meaning in Chinese on menu book--he have to find one --don't tell your kids--beagle puppy for roasted meat.... (anyway, I heard that something new law that China tried to set this for illegal to cooking cat and dog meats...but I tried to find out, I guess it is not passed law, yet. I don't know.) When he come back to his home, he mentioned that to me after asking me if my kid is at school. That one I never talked about in front of my kid for long time. Occasionally, he will come out with weird recipes that he found from other countries and I will put them in "unmentionable recipes" files. Right now, my kid started to get weird like me but one time, she told me that I should eat a dog meat......she started to sound like me--I started to wonder--want to know who taught her to talk like me. Who?

During my young adult, I met new neighbors--they are Cuban family. Few months later, I got some possible rumors that Cuban family do cook the cat--stew or roasted for their dinner. When I heard like this, I went home and check to make sure that I still have two cats--they stayed in my home all day. Whew! Later, I asked Cuban family about that--they told me they don't cook cats, very clear about refusing to eat cats. I am not kidding when they got in fit and yelled at me. I took this as the truth that they don't eat cats. Then I started to let my cats out of my home when they want to, just let the Cuban family know that I trust them with my cats. Don't count on the rumors until you ask for the truth--it is the best policy to know the truth.

Well, I read the article about the celebrity chef upset their audience with his recipe, Cat Casserole...written in Italian language and recommended it to all to taste them. He said it tasted like a chicken--now I am thinking of going and vomit in bathroom.... Sadly, I burped.

Celebrity chef Beppe Bigazzi upsets viewers with his cat casserole (to read more....)

I don't want to write anymore about cat casserole after my cat, Ollie come and sat on my lap, purring, licking his paws. I am glad that I am thankful that I don't eat cats. And gave him my big juicy kiss on his nose. That made me feel better.